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Hello! I'm Kathy. I hold a doctorate degree in piano pedagogy, which means my speciality is helping teachers learn how to be better teachers! I have taught piano for over 30 years, working with children from the ages of 5 to adults. I offer consulting and courses for music teachers and studio owners, working on topics from piano pedagogy to entrepreneurship. I have also taught at the university level, teaching both group piano, private piano, and music theory. My online music theory courses, piano courses, and teacher training courses can be found at www.pianoprogram.com
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Preview of Carnival of the Animals Powerpoint & Coloring Pages Bundle

Carnival of the Animals Powerpoint & Coloring Pages Bundle

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Calling all teachers who want to incorporate music history in their lessons, classes and camps!  This document is a course guide that will aid you in teaching “The Carnival of the Animals” to students of all ages.  The resource includes a 17 page Keynote, and PDF files of all of the lessons, as well as a 14 page PDF file of the coloring pages which includes the animals in groupings (Elephant, Kangaroos, Aquarium, and the Swan), as well one animal per page for arts and crafts projects such as cut
Preview of Music History - Mozart's Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"

Music History - Mozart's Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"

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Music teachers - this powerpoint file will help introduce the concept of a variation set to your students. This file focuses on Mozart's variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", which will be a familiar piece for students because the theme is just like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!". A brief history of Mozart and his life is given, and then a listening guide and video will walk you through introducing each variation to your students. This file can be used for students of all ages with some
Preview of Music Composition Project for Intermediate Piano Students

Music Composition Project for Intermediate Piano Students

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This 9 page PDF file will help you guide your intermediate students through a composition project. Note that this is designed for piano students, however, it may be used in a classroom setting for students who are familiar with a few major key signatures, and the concepts of major scales and major and minor triads. If you have middle or high school students who aren't that familiar with these concepts, this is a great resource for you to begin teaching them these skills. Students are guided
Preview of Peter and the Wolf - Music History Resource and Coloring Pages Bundle

Peter and the Wolf - Music History Resource and Coloring Pages Bundle

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Calling all teachers who want to incorporate music history in their lessons, group classes and camps!  This document is a course guide that will aid you in teaching “Peter and the Wolf”  to students of all ages.  The studio license includes a 27 page PowerPoint file* of all of the lessons, as well as a 8 page PDF file of the coloring pages which includes all of the characters (Peter, Hunter, Grandfather, Wolf, Bird, Duck, Cat, Prokofiev) for coloring or for arts and crafts projects such as cutti
Preview of Baroque Coloring Pages - J. S. Bach and the Minuet

Baroque Coloring Pages - J. S. Bach and the Minuet

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In this 3 page PDF file, students are given a chance to color pictures of J.S. Bach, two people dancing the minuet, and a harpsichord. A perfect coloring assignment to use while listening to baroque music, or learning about baroque music.
Preview of Peter and the Wolf - Music History Resource

Peter and the Wolf - Music History Resource

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Calling all teachers who want to incorporate music history in their lessons, classes and camps!  This document is a course guide that will aid you in teaching “Peter and the Wolf”  to students of all ages.  The studio license includes a 27 page PowerPoint* file of all of the lessons. The 8 page PDF file of the coloring pages of all of the characters (Peter, Hunter, Grandfather, Wolf, Bird, Duck, Cat, Prokofiev) that is sold separately is a perfect complement for coloring or for arts and craft
Preview of Carnival of the Animals Music History Resource

Carnival of the Animals Music History Resource

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Calling all teachers who want to incorporate music history in their lessons, classes and camps!  This document is a course guide that will aid you in teaching “The Carnival of the Animals” to students of all ages.  The studio resource includes a 17 page PowerPoint file of four of the movements - The Elephant, Kangaroos, Aquarium, & The Swan. This resource pairs perfectly with the 14 page PDF file of the coloring pages which includes the animals in groupings (Elephant, Kangaroos, Aquarium, and
Preview of Carnival of the Animals Coloring Pages

Carnival of the Animals Coloring Pages

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This resource represents four movement from "The Carnival of the Animals" - The Elephant, Kangaroos, Aquarium, and The Swan. Included is a 14 page PDF file of the coloring pages which includes the animals in groupings (Elephant, Kangaroos, Aquarium, and the Swan), as well one animal per page for arts and crafts projects such as cutting the animals out and gluing to popsicle sticks.  Pairs perfectly with the Carnival of the Animals Powerpoint file.
Preview of Music Composition Project for Beginning Piano Students

Music Composition Project for Beginning Piano Students

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This 9 page PDF file will help you guide your beginning piano students through a compositional project. Page 3 includes a set of rhythms that the students cut out. They then pick their four favorite rhythms, arrange them in the order that they want, and draw them in a set of boxes on pages 2, 4, and 5. On the staff line below, they are given a set of notes for each measure to choose from in their composition (for example, C E G for measure 1). They then pick the notes that match their rhythm
Preview of Peter and the Wolf - coloring pages

Peter and the Wolf - coloring pages

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Calling all teachers who want to incorporate music history in their lessons, group classes and camps!  This document include an 8 page PDF file of the coloring pages which includes all of the characters (Peter, Hunter, Grandfather, Wolf, Bird, Duck, Cat, Prokofiev) for coloring or for arts and crafts projects such as cutting the characters out and gluing to popsicle sticks.  Eight coloring pages are included.  This is ideal for online teaching with a screenshare option, such as through zoom.   T
Preview of Piano Solo, Late Elementary - Candy Hearts

Piano Solo, Late Elementary - Candy Hearts

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Candy Hearts is a fun, late elementary piano solo.  The lyrics reflect on being excited about a valentine’s party at school and all of the candy hearts and valentines ready in a box.  The middle section takes on a somber mood when the student realizes that school is virtual today (after all, it is 2021)!  Never fear, the ending is a happy one, when the student realizes that their teacher prepared a pack for them with fun crafts and valentines for the zoom class.  “Hoorary for my zoom class for s
Preview of 5-Finger Sight Reading Cards: C Major and A Minor

5-Finger Sight Reading Cards: C Major and A Minor

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Sometimes our beginning students just need a little more practice reading in 5-finger positions!  The nine cards in this set focus on the C Major Pentascale (7 cards) and the A Minor Pentascale (2 cards).  Each sight reading card features a folk song/nursery rhyme that fits within the 5-finger position, and is only 4-8 measures long.  You can print these cards 2 per page for a fun 'bite-sized' assignment to give your students.  The PDF files can also be shared online with a zoom lesson.  Each c
Preview of Music History: Mozart and Rondo Form Powerpoint

Music History: Mozart and Rondo Form Powerpoint

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Introduce your students to the rondo form through this fun music history powerpoint.  The powerpoint lesson teaches students about Mozart, the history of the French Horn, and the rondo form.  A YouTube video features a performance of Mozart's 4th horn concerto, 3rd movement.  The video is embedded to showcase each part of the rondo form, with links to the sections of the form within the video.  *The bundle of this product also includes 2 coloring pages.
Preview of Major Key Signatures Powerpoint Game

Major Key Signatures Powerpoint Game

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In this powerpoint file game, students will learn about how to identify major key signatures. They are walked to the 'how-to's' of key signatures, and are then quizzed on identifying several major key signatures. The interactive powerpoint can be used with middle and high school students successfully since it is self paced.
Preview of Baroque J.S. Bach Powerpoint Presentation and Coloring Pages Bundle

Baroque J.S. Bach Powerpoint Presentation and Coloring Pages Bundle

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This 17 page music history powerpoint will help aid you in teaching abut the baroque period and minuets to you students. J.S. Bach is featured, as is the G Major minuet from the Notebook from Anna Magdalena Bach. Students will learn about the minuet, the harpsichord, watch a video of people dancing the menuet, and have an opportunity to look at the manuscript of the famous G Major Menuet. Students will also learn how Bach didn't actually compose the menuet, and why some of the Notebook from
Preview of Music History: Mozart and Rondo Form (Powerpoint + Coloring Pages)

Music History: Mozart and Rondo Form (Powerpoint + Coloring Pages)

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Introduce your students to the rondo form through this fun music history powerpoint.  The powerpoint lesson teaches students about Mozart, the history of the French Horn, and the rondo form.  A YouTube video features a performance of Mozart's 4th horn concerto, 3rd movement.  The video is embedded to showcase each part of the rondo form, with links to the sections of the form within the video.  Two beautiful coloring pages of Mozart and the horn are included in this music history set.  The color
Preview of J.S. Bach and the Menuet - Music History Powerpoint

J.S. Bach and the Menuet - Music History Powerpoint

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This 17 page music history powerpoint will help aid you in teaching abut the baroque period and minuets to you students. J.S. Bach is featured, as is the G Major minuet from the Notebook from Anna Magdalena Bach. Students will learn about the minuet, the harpsichord, watch a video of people dancing the menuet, and have an opportunity to look at the manuscript of the famous G Major Menuet. Students will also learn how Bach didn't actually compose the menuet, and why some of the Notebook from
Preview of Beethoven Music History Editable Google Slide Project

Beethoven Music History Editable Google Slide Project

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Since it's Beethoven's 250th birthday, let's dig into having our students learn about Beethoven.  This is an editable google slide - clicking on the link below will copy it to your google drive.  Then, together with students, you can help them fill in the 'missing parts' of the google slide.  I have comments and speaker notes on the slides with suggestions on what webpages to go to and what videos to watch to find the answers to complete the slides.  Once the slide is completed, your students wi
Preview of C Major Pentascale, A minor Pentascale keyboard and staff match

C Major Pentascale, A minor Pentascale keyboard and staff match

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This two page PDF will help reinforce the notes within the C Major Pentascale (CDEFG) and the A Minor Pentscale (ABCDE) on the treble clef staff. The PDFs can be shared over zoom, or printed out. The student matches the notes on the staff to the notes on the piano keyboard. Includes a cute spring background behind the notes.
Preview of Sight Reading Cards: Steps, Skips, and Repeated notes

Sight Reading Cards: Steps, Skips, and Repeated notes

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Are you working with your students on identifying steps, skips, and repeated notes? This set of 30 sight reading cards with a heart theme all start on the landmark notes of middle C, treble G, and bass F and only incorporate steps, skips of a 3rd, and repeated notes. The PDF file is an entire page, so these can be shared digitally online with your students, or printed. I find that printing 4 per page is a perfect page for sight reading for in-person lessons and classroom situation. A cute ba
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Hello! I'm Kathy. I hold a doctorate degree in piano pedagogy, which means my speciality is helping teachers learn how to be better teachers! I have taught piano for over 30 years, working with children from the ages of 5 to adults. I offer consulting and courses for music teachers and studio owners, working on topics from piano pedagogy to entrepreneurship. I have also taught at the university level, teaching both group piano, private piano, and music theory. My online music theory courses, piano courses, and teacher training courses can be found at www.pianoprogram.com

Teaching style

I loving thinking outside the box and teaching concepts to students in a way that they will remember them.

My own education history

I hold a BM in piano performance from Trinity University, a MM in Piano Performance from Southern Methodist University, and a DMA in Music Education, Piano Pedagogy from the University of Texas at Austin.